title: Problems in the surveillance and control of sexually transmitted agents associated with pelvic inflammatory disease in the Far East.
abstract: Little published data are available on pelvic inflammatory disease in the Far East. Measures available to control gonorrhea in the region are reviewed. The rising incidence of penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Singapore and the Far East and its implications concerning the pathogenesis of PID are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012306:Risk; D011477:Sex Work; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012846:Singapore; D014526:Urethritis / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents